While in my office today, anticipating The National show at The Fillmore, I came across a b-side from the upcoming, expanded version of High Violet. Thanks to Heather Browne at Fuel/Friends for including this on her excellent Fall 2010 Mix and for making this day go by a little faster. The National – Sin-Eaters
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This is why Titus Andronicus is one of my favorite new bands… Titus Andronicus | FOR NO ONE from FOR NO ONE on Vimeo.
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Kanye has made good on his promise of a new track every Friday. And although not every track is actually g.o.o.d, you have to give him credit for compiling a long list of collaborators to make this series interesting to say the least. It seems Kanye is back with the same smart, humorous hip-hop...
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I have to admit I’m a sucker for cover songs, especially when bands venture out of their comfort zone. Lissie covering Metallica or Kid Cudi. Cee-Lo covering Band of Horses. Love that stuff! But this is my new favorite. German lo-fi, R&B project How To Dress Well covering R. Kelly‘s I Wish. They both...
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So this is old news, but thanks to Aquarium Drunkard for pointing out that someone called Willard has posted 6 vinyl-only tracks from Tom Waits‘ Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers, and Bastards collection on Never Get Out The Boat. Download Crazy Bout My Baby, Diamond In Your Mind, Canon Song, Pray, No One Can Forgive Me...
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Like Lucero, it took me over a decade to discover the alt-country band Glossary. Recommended by a friend recently, this band from Murfreesboro, TN are giving away their 2009 album The Better Angels Of Our Nature. Do yourself a favor and download it now! How a band of this caliber could stay off my...
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Just one more artist making me eat my words about electronic music. Christopher Laufman is from Houston, TX and under the pseudonym Wise Blood will join the likes of Washed Out, Active Child, Toro Y Moi and Neon Indian in this new wave that is being dubbed ‘chill‘. The difference between Wise Blood and...
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I know what I want for Christmas and no, it’s not a Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis! Tom Waits has teamed up with Dutch photographer/director Anton Corbijn to release a book of photography. This work of portraits, lyrics and even some of Waits own photography has been 30 years in the making and...
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I think we can all agree this is the single of Summer 2010…even though you will never hear it on the radio. And now that we all know all the words, it has a real video that will never been seen on TV.
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Say what you will about Kanye…the guy does whatever he wants. And what he wants right now is to release a whole bunch of music on your ass! One track every Friday until the end of the year. This Friday he dropped Monster, a single from the his forthcoming collaborative EP with Jay-Z, Watch...
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Veritas Artist Collective…if you don’t know about it, educate yourself! This is an amazing group of people doing great work across the country and around the world. I could write a short story about Veritas, but there has been enough written about it by people who know better than I. Please check out the...
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